Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । ततस्तयोः समायोगः सेनयोरुभयोरभूत् । युगांते समनुप्राप्ते यथा क्षुब्धसमुद्रयोः

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tatastayoḥ samāyogaḥ senayorubhayorabhūt | yugāṃte samanuprāpte yathā kṣubdhasamudrayoḥ

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「そのとき両軍は全面的に相まみえた。まるで劫の終わりが到来したとき、二つの大海が波立ち、かき乱されるがごとく。」

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Kartā (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (consecutive adverb)

• tayoḥ: of the two (of them)
• tayoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• samāyogaḥ: encounter; joining; clash
• samāyogaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• senayoḥ: of the two armies
• senayoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• ubhayayoḥ: of both
• ubhayayoḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘senayoḥ’)

• abhūt: occurred; came to be
• abhūt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yugānte: at the end of an age
• yugānte: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• samanuprāpte: when (it) had arrived; upon the coming
• samanuprāpte: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anu-pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्तान्त; ‘युगान्ते’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (locative absolute sense)

• yathā: as; just like
• yathā: Upamāna-dyotaka (Comparator marker/उपमानद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• kṣubdha-samudrayoḥ: of the two agitated oceans
• kṣubdha-samudrayoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣubdha (kṣubh (धातु) + kta) + samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘क्षुब्धौ समुद्रौ’)

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two vast armies collide like twin oceans at the end of an age—waves of chariots, elephants, and banners surge toward each other; dust and spray-like clouds rise; the horizon feels overwhelmed.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Devas (implied)
• Asuras/Rākṣasas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma and dharma collide, the upheaval can resemble cosmic dissolution—yet such churning precedes restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse transitions the narrative into the climactic battle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.